Tech billionaires bankroll $40m Sydney carbon tech
A biotech Sydney start-up using microbes to accelerate carbon renewal has raised $40m in funding led by tech billionaires including Mike Cannon-Brookes.
Mission Zero
How Russia could stop world from net zero goal
Russia has set a net zero target for 2060, but it could prove to be the biggest block to progress at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Here’s why.
Aussie’s $1m offer to island nations to build carbon sinkhole
Island nations under threat from rising sea levels have been offered more than $1 million to take part in a bold new experiment.
Revealed: 800 Aussie businesses going carbon neutral
More than 800 Aussie businesses have made a vow to be carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner. Here are the firms that have stepped up.
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Coles to be powered by wind and solar
The grocery giant has reached agreements to power its assets by clean energy farms across Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Queensland.
Twiggy’s bold message to ‘cop out’ MPs
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest delivered a warning to climate deniers.
38k QLD jobs: New mineral mining boom
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‘Cost taxpayers billions’: Gina Rinehart’s climate warning
Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has warned rushing to reduce greenhouse emissions would cause farmers and consumers financial pain.
Wind, solar, hydro: Could they run Australia’s power grid?
Australia’s energy is increasingly coming from the sun, the wind and other natural sources. But opinions are divided over how much we should rely on renewables.
$6m worth: Aussies hungry for local solar
Australia’s only solar panel maker in South Australia has splashed millions on a new factory and production line as it hopes to spark a revolution in local manufacturing.
4.6k Vic jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for nickel, cobalt and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in Victoria.
25k NSW jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for nickel, cobalt and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in NSW.
80k SA jobs: New mineral mining boom
Global demand for copper and other precious commodities is set to surge, and it could create thousands of jobs in South Australia.
70,000 jobs at stake: Carbon tariff warning
The Australian economy could be in for a pounding if countries follow the EU’s lead and introduce carbon tariffs, with some states to cop more pain than others.
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